Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-29

FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alexa. GAzE1

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Especial Correspondence of the Alexa. GAzETrEI
WASHINGTON, D. c.. March %, 1887.
At a recent meeting of the Virginia demo-
cratic association of this city committee
wos appointed to examine and report upon
the Number and politics of the men holding
federal Office here haiing from Virginia, and
npon whose recommendation they were
appointed. This committee are ready to
report so far as the government printing
office is concerned, where, it is stated, many
of the employees haiing from Virginia do
not live there. and most of them are repub-
licaus, large number appointed upon the
recommendation Of ex Congressman Jor-
genscn.
Nothing has yet been heard of Mr.. adams,
the missing book keeper of the Star, ana
some, at least, of the people about that
Office are now settled in their belief that ne
will never be heard of alive again.
The physicians of Mr.. Trotter, the new
colored recorder OF deeds of this city, say
this morning he will recover from bis attack
of pneumonia.
The rumor alluded TO in this correspond
ence week ago that Mr. Cook, of Cincln-
natl, would probably be appointed U. 3
Treasurer, is revived to-day.
uo ldllugS vi al iAo SohN'.J J
of the U. S. senate, to give Senator Riddle
berger the position among the Senate's EN-
ployees made vacant by the removal OF Mr.
Campbell. as. according to the Senator, he
had promised, has stirred up the latter to
seek compensation, and with that object in
view he had an interview with Secretary
McCook, of the Senate, this evening, and
demanded the clerkship in the Senate now
held by ex.Auditor Brown Allen, of Vir
GINA, one Of Gen. Mahone's appointees, for
his friend Campbell, whom Gen. Malone
had removed in order TO give it to his friend
Rogers. The result of the interview is not
vet known, but that the Senator was intent
upon having his demand complied with was
evident 10 every b. dy about the room in
which the interview took place.
Capt. r. Besttie, Of Fairfax county, Va,
who. as previously stated III this correspond
ence, positively refused to allow his name
to 90 before the republican convention Of
that county for nomination for the treasurer
ship thereof, and determined not to be q
candidate, has, gentleman from that coun-
ty here to day says, lowing to repeated 30
| lictations on the part of his friends in both
parties been induced to consent to be can
didate for that Office"
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, who is here
now, 10 talking about the present Sherman
boom, says Sherman will rot get the dele
gates from single State on the PACING
slope, but that the delegates from every one
| of those States will go for Blaine with hur-
| rah.
The relations between MI. Endcott, Sec
rotary of War, and Gen. Sheridan, General
of the army, are becoming moro and more
strained, and will it is expected here, soon
develop into an open rupture.
Captain Rush II. Wallace, who has beeE
in charge of the Washington Navy Yard
since the retirement of the former camman.
dant, Admiral Queen, has been regularly
detailed by Secretary Whitney as comman-
dant of the yard, and will SO act when the
ward becomes naval ordnance foundry.
The military organization Of the yard will
consist of q commandant, an inspector OF
ordnance Commander Mccormick, and a
civil engineer Mr. Menocal). The foreman
of the ordnance foundry has not yet been
selected.
| Among the warrants issued by the Treas
ury Department to day was one for $3.50 900
in favor of the Board Of Managers of the
National Home for Disabled Volunteer
Soldiers to be used in the erection of o
branch Home for disabled soldiers west OF
the Rocky Mountains.
Mr.. w. B. Pannel, of Rappahannock
county, Va, republican, hete today, says
the democratic nomination for the Virginia
legislature, in his county, next fall, will be
either Mr.. Henry O'Bannon, the present
member, or Mr.. B. B. Gordon, who was at
the State democratic headquarters at Alex
andria during the last Presidential cam
paign.
Col. Cab. Maddox, the proprietor of the
Warrenton White Sulphur Springs is nego-
tiating with furniture manufacturers i'll
Grand Rapids, Michigan, for an entire new
outfit of furniture for the hotel and cottages
at those springs, which he will take personal
| charge of next summer.